The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-19

required by law and thereby and by virtue of said
proceedings having become invested with said office
the House will at all times and in all matters wherein
the General Assembly may be brought into relation
with said Office of Leuten ant-governor. recognize
him, and only him. as incumbent of seid Office
The Democrats grumbled little, as the en-
forcement of the previous question does not
carry with it the intense citation they feel when
1t Is applied by their partisans in the senate.
They had something to say about unfair meth
ods injustice and all that in effect admitting
that they can infiict the previous question with
out rules right or reason, bat do not prefer TO
have it done fairly or decently. They had an
opportunity to open the safety valve in explain
ing votes, but Representative Cox, of Miami, be
gan an argument The Speaker held him close
to simple explanation, and with the resignation
of an individual martyr in the cause of. high
handed Democracy he resumed is seat There
were not many explanations after this for the
soul seems to have departed from the Democrats
of the House. They eat humble pie with
meekness that recognizes the force of
retributive justice for all political sinners
and revolutionists. When this resolution went
over to the Senate not Democrat expressed
desire to do anything with it, but Senator Camp
of course as the information not pleasant.
the resolution took its place under the regular
order OF messages from the House.
The concurrent resolution of Senator Fowler.
looking to a committee of conference in regard
to the political situation afforded the Democrats
OF the House and opportunity to air their alleged
grievances, but the Republican argument, as
sustained by Representatives Gardiner, Grit
fiths, Linck, Grose and others, was procession
of overpowering facts which routed the opposi-
tion so thoroughly that demand for the yeas
and nays on a motion to lay the resolution was
but poorly seconded. This motion prevailed
The action of the House in laying this concur
rent resolution on the table left no avenue for
conference, but some of the Senators were not
inclined to let the purpose rest. While both
houses were in recess Senators Fowler and
Dresser, OF the committee on joint rules, began
overtures with Representative Gardiner and
others Of the same committee The proposition
related to possibility of an agreement on hav-
ing but one joint convention and the methods
under which it should be held. Although the
Senate had for its special order. at O'clock the
voting for United States Senator, the hour
went by in waiting for something from this in
formal consultation between the gentlemen
named. There inclination to hurry
matters, and until $40 o'clock Senators,
visitors and politicians were scattered about the
chamber, gossipng over any chance item thai
might come their way. The Senators immeoi-
atelv interested in the conference went back and
forth to the House, and when their body was
called to order the afternoon was too far gone
for any business except the special order. Sen
ator Smith told them the cause of the delay In
the sitting of the Senate referred, as he had
been requested to state, to conference relating to
| the controversy in regard to seating aud unseat-
ing members in the two houses While no con-
clusion had been reached, matters would remain
| in statu quo until this morning This made it
certain that no reports on contests would come
| up in the afternoon